practicing

The act or process of one who practices.

Adjective

  1. Actively engaged in a profession.
    • My uncle is a practicing dentist.

    Antonyms: nonpracticing

  2. Participating in the rituals and mores of a religion.

    Synonyms: devout observant pious Allah-fearing devoutful frum godfearing heavenly-minded inward godly piteous practicing religionary sainted sanctimonious

    Antonyms: lapsed nonpracticing unobservant

Derived

nonpracticing

Noun

  1. The act or process of one who practices.

    1. Drilling, exercise.

      • Near-synonyms: rehearsing, rehearsal

      Synonyms: rehearsing rehearsal

Forms

practicings

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of practice